Austin Java
Brunch restaurant · South Manchaca ·
American staples, beer, coffee, brunch and patio seating
American staples, beer, coffee, brunch and patio seating
"A local coffee mini-chain shuttered all but one location amid the pandemic; several community and downtown outlets were closed while a single neighborhood location remained open and future site plans were uncertain." - Erin Russell
"This Westgate café at 5404 Menchaca Road is the only remaining open location of the local coffee mini-chain; it serves typical café fare such as coffee drinks, pastries, and sandwiches. The company announced on social media that three other sites had closed after “a rough few months,” and the post expressed hopes to reopen in new locations after the COVID-19 period. The closure is notable given the brand’s expansion plans announced three years earlier." - Erin Russell
"A local coffee roaster and supplier whose beans are being used as the coffee component in a new coffee liqueur produced by a nearby brewery‑turned‑distillery." - Nadia Chaudhury
"Opening on Friday, December 7, the Austin Java at 5404 Manchaca Road in the Westgate neighborhood will offer its usual American menu for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch — think toasts, tacos, pastas, sandwiches, burgers, omelets — and will include a drive-thru. The coffee program will feature beans from Austin Java’s Dripping Springs roasting facility helmed by head roaster Matt Ralls, along with other beans and house-made sodas, while a full bar will serve classic and house cocktails plus wine and beer. Designed by Lilianne Steckel of Lilianne Steckel Interior Design, the space will have yellow and white accent walls, a white marble-topped bar, an assortment of seating from tables to banquettes to lounges, a conference-style seating section intended for co-working, and a dog-friendly patio; the Manchaca cafe also debuts Austin Java’s new branding look from Tilted Chair. The chain, open since 1995, has undergone major changes recently — it shuttered its original North Austin location in October 2017 and its Barton Springs location this summer, and has opened in Dripping Springs, the Met Center, and San Marcos — and the Manchaca hours will be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 7 a.m. to midnight Friday–Saturday, and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday." - Nadia Chaudhury
"After shuttering its Barton Springs location in June due to increased property taxes, the local coffee mini-chain plans to open a new café in far south Austin at 5404 Manchaca Road." - Nadia Chaudhury